Join Magellan RoadMate 1475T hits the streets
Magellan hasn’t exactly lit up the world with its offerings of late, but it is nice to know that they’re still in the GPS navigation system game with their latest device, the RoadMate 1475T. This model from MiTAC Digital Corp. will bring together premium features in a relatively compact body to make sure that you’ll always reach your destination using the most efficient route possible, regardless of whether this is your first time in a foreign land or not. What makes the Magellan RoadMate 1475T special is its ability to be equipped with traffic-enabled device (VPA) that offers subscription free, real-time traffic alerts, incidents and road congestion reports, letting you avoid all the potential traffic hotspots in the area..
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Ecco GPS Keychain helps you find your car
If you have the tendency to lose major things, such as your car, you might want to consider this Ecco GPS Keychain. It’ll make sure you never have to admit to anyone that you haven’t the faintest idea where you parked your car while you’re out and about. Plus, if you’re someplace new, you can set the keychain to help you find your way back to someplace like your hotel. It’d make sight seeing a lot easier if you have a device to tell you how to get back to where you came from.
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Pharos Traveler 137 GPS Smartphone
Most smartphones these days come with GPS navigation capability, but they were made by companies that have phones as their primary business. Turn the tables around and you’ll get the Pharos Traveler 137 GPS Smartphone – this is a GPS unit with cellphone capabilities, or should we call it a cellphone with GPS navigation skills? Regardless of what you classify it under, we’re pretty sure you’d be well pleased with the following specifications :-
- Qualcomm MSM7201A 528MHz Processor
- 3.5” WVGA 480 x 800, 65K color TFT LCD with touch panel
- Tri-band AWS 1700/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA: 384K/7.2M/2Mbps
- Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- Built-in GPS
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
- FM transmitter
- 3.1-megapixel camera
- 0.3-megpaixel front camera
- Free real-time traffic, gas price, movie and weather information
This cute little number will retail for $599.95 – pretty hefty since it comes unlocked and is not subsidized by any carrier.
TomTom White Pearl
Getting lost is no fun, not when you have a bunch of kids sitting in the back row who can’t stop asking the question, “Are we there yet?” Having a GPS navigation system is more or less indispensable these days, especially when driving around has gotten so much more convenient. For folks who tend to drive out of state frequently and head off to unfamiliar places, toting a GPS navigation system is a God-send since you don’t have to worry about folding up any maps once you’ve got your bearings, and there is always the software to blame before your wife lets loose on you a verbal tirade on how you are too stubborn to stop by and ask someone for directions. Hey, you asked the GPS software, didn’t you? TomTom is offering yet another model for the masses – the White Pearl, which is a special edition navigation product with a twist.
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Travel Honey GPS Location Finder from Chinavision
Have you ever parked your car in a large parking lot, and forgotten where it was? From there it becomes a quest. I remember when I visited Walt Disney’s EPCOT Center and it took me a half-hour before I could find my rental car.
Now if I had the Travel Honey GPS Location Finder from Chinavision, I would have found it right away. That, or I could have written down the coordinates as I left my vehicle behind. Of course, this is why we have technology, right? So we don’t have to write things down on scraps of paper.
With the Travel Honey, you get out of your car, then push a button on the GPS location receiver and finder for two seconds. After you are finished with your business or pleasure, you push the button again, and an arrow will point to where you need to go.
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GPS Tracking is now legal in the US
Even though we are a quarter century past 1984, I am glad to say that Big Brother is not watching us. That is, unless we want to be watched with our webcam. Yes, we clearly live in a world that we never saw coming, and I am also glad to say that we don’t live in the dark dystopian world predicted by science fiction.
However, we may have taken a step toward a surveillance society last week, as a Wisconsin court ruled that the police can covertly attach a GPS tracking device to a citizen’s car without a warrant.
Apparently, it is okay for the police to plant their trackers because “GPS tracking does not involve a search or seizure”. Of course, one could argue that having the authorities track your whereabouts could be viewed as some sort beginning of a civil rights violation. I’m sure you can understand how the ACLU sees it.
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Trac-King GPS device from Rocky Mountain Tracking
There are dime a dozen GPS navigation and tracking devices in the market these days that it can get pretty hard trying to figure out which is more suitable for your personal use. Rocky Mountain Tracking, Inc. (RMT) has recently added to the number of GPS devices in the market, although their product has the potential to be the most innovative device yet. Known as the Trac-King (GPS Tracking) device, this convenient and portable-passive GPS will be powered by a couple of AA batteries, where those simple, readily available batteries will be able to juice up the Trac-King for up to 80 hours of continuous movement on a single battery cycle. Useful when you’re on long road trips and visiting countries where power outlets are not easily available -there’s nothing quite like the widespread availability of AA batteries to help you out here. Of course, it would be better to obtain rechargeables that can be juiced up using solar panels.
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Garmin introduces Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t
Garmin is a household name when it comes to GPS navigation devices, and today they have yet another two models available to the masses – the Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t. Both of these devices will be touchscreen enabled, where they will also be accompanied by a 3.2 megapixel digital camera that will help you snap memorable shots wherever you go just in case you forgot to pack your dedicated digital camera with you. In addition, this mode also enables you to create geotagged images on the spot. Another interesting feature is the 3-axis compass that will accompany the the popular series of intuitive touchscreen handhelds. Not only do the Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t get you places, it boasts a waterproof case so that you can still find your way around even though it is raining.
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